Spanish · Girl name
Mercedes
“mercy”
About the name Mercedes
Mercedes is a Spanish girl’s name meaning ‘mercy’. It is derived from the Spanish ‘merced’, mercy, and comes from the Marian title María de las Mercedes, Our Lady of Mercy in Catholicism, whose feast falls on the twenty-fourth of September. Mercedes Jellinek was the daughter of an early automobile investor, Emil Jellinek, and the Mercedes-Benz car brand takes its name from her. The name is used throughout Spain and Latin America and is often shortened to Merche or Meche.
- Meaning
- mercy
- Origin
- Spanish
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- mer-SAY-dez(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Mercédès
- Mercedez
- Mercede
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Middle names for Mercedes
- Mercedes Anne
- Mercedes Marie
- Mercedes Grace
- Mercedes Isabel
- Mercedes Renee
Questions about Mercedes
- What does Mercedes mean?
- Mercedes is a Spanish name meaning "mercy".
- How do you pronounce Mercedes?
- Mercedes is pronounced mer-SAY-dez, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Mercedes?
- Variants of Mercedes include Mercédès, Mercedez, Mercede.
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